power spot

noun

A place believed to contain sacred power.

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Meanings

nounpower spot (plural power spots)

plural power spots

  1. JapanA place believed to contain sacred power.

Origin

Phono-semantic matching of Japanese パワースポット (pawā supotto), itself a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from power + spot.

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APA

power spot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/power%20spot

MLA

“power spot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/power%20spot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “power spot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/power%20spot.

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